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Robin Ballantyne is investigating the murder
of a British man in Beijing. His headless body
was found in woods by an icy, fetid lake - is
his death linked to a recent series of brutal
attacks on women? In a city thick with paranoia
and corruption, Robin struggles to separate rumour
from reality.
Meanwhile, late one freezing night, Chinese private
investigator Song rescues a young boy from a fire
on a building site. With witnesses appearing from
the murky surrounds, bloody clothes on the ground
but no body, and flames blazing around him, Song
panics and flees through the woods - still clutching
the boy.
From the smog of the capital to the poverty-stricken
countryside, and from the mansions of millionaires
to a disused quarry where the children of scavengers
root among the rubbish, Song and Robin must unravel
the truth behind the murders before they find
themselves silenced - and before the killer can
make another sinister move...
Shattering traditional preconceptions, The
Pool of Unease is a gritty, fast-paced thriller
that exposes the shadowy underbelly of modern
China. |
